winding around
about?The only ones I made Christmas presents last year were cats. :D
amorningcupofjo
(via Amigurumi Hedgehog Pattern Knit PDF by AmyGaines on Etsy)
Aww, how cute!
Crochet owls, too cute!
(via ♥ tuto chouettes au crochet ♥ - Tournicote…à cloche-pied)
What’s on my needles (and hooks) these days:
I just know I’ll have a super crappy and busy week next week cooped up in a classroom so I had to cast on Rainy Day Socks as comfort knitting. We had *one* rainy day last week but after that it’s been nothing but gorgeous, sunny spring days. On that socky note, I’ve considered joining in the Summer of Socks 2007 but haven’t signed up yet cause I’m such a procastinator.
Other projects: cable purse from DROPS,
toe-up toe socks that are totally suffering from the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome,
and an amigurumi bunny in the softest bamboo blend yarn. I’ve also done some dye experiments with food dyes…
Monkey see, monkey do
For a while now, I’ve had the desire to make knitted monkeys. There are a couple of great monkey patterns online, like Mr. Dangly or Tucker the Monkey. In Kath Dalmeny’s World of Knitted Toys, there are three species of primates, and I have a small amount of burnt orange yarn in my stash that’d make a great orangutan.
But then I saw puchitomato’s crocheted amigurumi tropical monkeys and I just had to make one (and I’m not alone). The pattern is my own concoction with some heavy reverse engineering based on the pics.
This little guy is made of worsted weight yarn with two craft eyes, polyester filling and peas, a pipe cleaner inside the tail, and a pink bead for belly button. He measures about 17 cm (6.5”) sitting down.
(Source: ravelry.com)
